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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1957
Page
3
A 1957 letter from Jake Thiessen in The MacGregor Herald defends Grade XI exam papers and criticizes reliance on television entertainment. He asserts the papers were fair, claims better student effort would reflect in marks, and urges students to acknowledge teachers.
Widespread visits mark a lively week as W Lyons and family tour Portage and Crystal City, while Morley Aikens and Randy Henry attend Delta Beach Jubilee Camp. The district saw a touring old timer Mr Matt McCabe, and locals report dock issues and a possible bridge debate. Nearby weddings, deaths, and farm work fill the record, with multiple dist rict residents sharing news from Wilson Glen to Treherne and Holland.
A district high school bus carries farm children to school signaling a shift from the old one room schoolhouse to broader education. Parents urge more schooling so students can manage farms, advance agricultural sciences, and someday lead in farming with modern machinery and business know how.
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